Die Halm und Ähren winken

 Die Halm und Ähren winken
 So reich und mild
 Die hellen Sensen blinken
 Die Garbe schwillt.

 Da wollen wir beginnen
 Den Erndtesang;
 Ach, aber mitten innen
 Schallt Glockenklang.

 Die Trauerglocke läutet
 Vom Turme her;
 Wir wissen, was es deutet:
 Sie ist nicht mehr!

 Zwei Augen ruh'n im Grabe,
 So fromm und blau
 Und auf die Gottesgabe
 Fällt Tränentau.

Translation(s): ENG

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Authorship

• by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Brandenburgisches Erntelied für das Jahr 1810" [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Die Halm und Ähren winken", op. 35 no. 4. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Theodor Podbertsky (1846 - 1913), "Die Halm und Ähren winken", op. 107 no. 8. [men's chorus a cappella or with orchestra] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Vincenzo Righini (1756 - 1812), "Brandenburgisches Ärnte Lied zum Andenken des 19. Julius 1810" [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Paul Ziegler , "Brandenburgisches Erntelied" [women's chorus] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The standing grain is waving", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2005-11-25.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:16
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